It being #BuyNothingDay and all, I didn’t expect to see anyone while biking to and from my pet-sitting duties, so didn’t sweat the mash of pattern and color that my layered ‘fit was becoming. I ended up loving it though, and had to pause to document and share, so that you may bear witness.

I’m on my third copy of #LifeAfterCars - I keep giving/lending the book out. First to a friend’s kid who is a big @thewaroncars.bsky.social fan and then to my city council member (the right hands!) who had heard of the podcast already. This copy is all mine! …for now.

I love how Muffin is experimenting with a goth phase, courtesy of being the “granddaughter” to a #bikeParent.

I’m pretty pleased with my #photography on this one. I would have taken a bit longer to frame it up just right, but I was afraid of getting scooped!

Review: Caydence Records & Coffee, Payne Avenue, St. Paul. D How hipster is this shop; yet the best parking for your custom fixie is a gas meter out of sight of the cafe windows? (There’s also a parking sign around the corner, so close room for three bikes total.) @tcbikeparking.bsky.social

Can dreams really come true? 🥹

Party at the Cargo Bike Shop! My kids and I will probably be there and looking for friends to bike to the park with. FYI: @cbhs.bsky.social

At the #DavidByrne show, I rocked out to Life During Wartime, awash in the nostalgia of it, paying little mind to the lyrics, as ever; but when they put up video clips of #ICE and the #resistance to it, the song suddenly took on real meaning. How close are we to three passports, a couple of visas?

@ibikedinthis.bsky.social IDK if you inspired me to wear this while biking, but you definitely inspired me to document it. As you can see, I threw on a wool sweater after the show and swapped shoes for the bulk of the ride (the main photo is after biking the three blocks from the restaurant).

I voted today for @mayorcarter.bsky.social for almost all the same reasons. I look around and see progress and know if I want that to continue, he is the person to do it. His focus on the youth is especially a strong endorsement. As my kid says - A-he's a good mayor and B-he's good at playing Tag.

Hey #SaintPaul! We #vote today. I went with: yes, yes; Dullinger, Carter, Chen, Her. …and my neighbor, Nikki.

TOMORROW: MELVIN YES YES

@energychris.bsky.social - this will be the third event in two weeks where I hang out with YOUR electeds! (And it’ll be a hoot. You should come.)

@tcbikeparking.bsky.social Urban Growler, St. Paul. B+ Plenty of well spaced n-racks. Could be more. Could have non-weedy plants below. We have to get the word out about all this bike parking - you don’t need to come in your #Cybertruck!

On my way!

I biked two blocks over to my local train depot and picked this gem up from the independent bookshop therein. It was a good place to imagine a #LifeAfterCars. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Ominous! I’m hoping this is just a lost in translation moment and not the first of my death knells.

I’ve been furiously sewing this custom witch’s hat for my costume and now that it’s done on time, I’d love to know if folks can guess what my costume’s title is. Hints: 1. I wear dresses pretty much all the time, the fact of the dress is irrelevant. 2. You pretty much need to be local to MSP.

When you’re done marching, get tagging! #BikeTag #NoKings

This seems like the kind of event the @tcbikeparking.bsky.social community should know about. I’ll be there.

I love #BikeTag as a way to stretch my visual arts muscles.

@tcbikeparking.bsky.social Grainger #499 on Plato Blvd in St Paul. B-? A+? You can lock to the handicap signs outside and feel quite secure about it (B-) or you can roll right in through the automatic door for easy loading, and no one will bat an eye (A+).

Another way to tell that #GenX is now in #retirement age: MN Aging Pathways offered this extra-long shoehorn, the kind with teeth. #TMBG

I spotted Lime scooter 0001 yesterday. “Now that’s a piece of history right there!” I thought; only to stumble upon 0011 a few minutes later. I started to wonder if they were numbered in binary, but just for funzies.

@tcbikeparking.bsky.social Merriam Park Public Library (SPPL). Grade: A. Separated from the street, space for bikes on either side of your own, enough of it, well trafficked. I’m even tempted to give it a “+” for the e-bait-bike that’s locked by cable, but that feels cruel.

If you’re a Saint Paul voter, please consider what a failed school referendum would look like for our city. $37.2million would have to be cut from anything our district is not contractually obligated to provide, from Pre-K to music and sports. Vote YES 🫶 Yesforspps.com

@tcbikeparking.bsky.social Hmong Villiage. Rating: D No bike racks that I could find. This rickety stop sign on the landscaping rock was a poor substitute. At least there was space to park and a solid bike trail connection close by.

Twin Cities Friends: Looking for a good deal on a used e cargo bike? I know the person selling this one and highly recommend!

I came out from my literal five minute blood draw appointment to this and my heart sank. My beloved Scott bike was finally taken. #bikeSky #bikeTheft

What?! “Suckin’ on a chili dog” is the best line and you can replace all the lyrics with it, as YouTube taught us a few years back. Sometimes that parody version gets stuck in my head and I kinda like it.

If you have a senator, they just voted for a national day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk. It was passed unanimously 🤮. Please implore your representative to oppose the resolution when it comes to their chamber. www.house.gov/representati...

"Now folks I don't live in port washington, I live a walleye's wizz away... but we don't give a loon's toot about silicon valley" 😆 This guy's great @charlieberens.bsky.social #AIDataCenters youtube.com/shorts/ez7YV...

Omg this bike! I’m salivating! 😍 🤤

If Charlie Kirk had been, say, a Black Panther or member of the Nation of Islam and went around college campuses saying white people weren't qualified to fly planes or deserved to die in mass shootings, no one would eulogize him by saying he was "practicing politics the right way."

I keep attempting to set up the #MSP bike advocacy community with a handy #bikeTag opportunity, but so far, no one picks up the ball. Here ya go… 😬

Bike Tag is on the move (after almost a week of being stagnant)! Who will claim it next? #BikeSky #MSP

Last night was a two flats night. After the first, I felt around for the cause, and found nothing, but the similar location of the second puncture told me I’d missed something. Closer inspection this morning revealed this tiny offender. I’m with you, FDR - what a jerk! #bikeSky

I love the #MNStateFair #CropArt, but dread the line. My hack was always to buzz by in the second row, but this year, they’ve made that a line too! Worse, they’re both longer than ever, almost meeting at the ends!

@danademaster.bsky.social did I just see you in Mears Park? I was like, “ooh, I love that skirt! … Don’t I know the wearer from Bluesky?” but you were already chatting and leaving.

Nut Roll in two hours. BANG! #bikeSky #msp #SaintPaul

What gets me about the "we have to keep 94" arguments is that the status quo isn't good. We have 94 now, and yet it's not "saving downtown" or making the cities vibrant or whatever. What we have is bad ... except if what you want is to damage neighborhoods so affluent people can live in the suburbs.

Minnesota failed three times here. 1. It allowed a dangerous diver keep operating an especially dangerous vehicle. 2. It set up conditions such that not-driving didn’t seem viable. 3. It didn’t provide infrastructure to effectively separate the squishy road users from the hard and fast ones.

We live in a society dominated by cars. It’s not an option for everyone to go Carfree and ride a bike, bus, train… Buying an ev does not absolve the risks caused by cars. They are just silent killers now Drive safe please

Either the #DFL drives out #trans people just trying to live their lives or bigots unwilling to make a very reasonable change of heart. How is that even a choice?

TFW you make a rare online purchase, and of course you #boycottAmazon so order elsewhere, but it comes from Amazon anyhow.

Do you live in this area of Saint Paul? Well, you've got an important election tomorrow to select your next city council member! Find your polling place, make a plan, and go vote! Rank Molly Coleman first!

Noooo! I just met this bike last night! It was adorned with twinkling Christmas lights. 😡

Twin Cities friends please keep an eye out for @marymm.bsky.social ‘s Yuba FasTrack!

Today, I’m thinking about how awful it is that the #AmericanRight blasts “ #sanctuaryCities”. At a group-ride bike-party last night I met four people who recently moved to #MSP to avoid persecution in red states and I am so proud that we can be that kind of place.

I intentionally dropped this bike tag where the @joyfulridersclub.bsky.social would soon be dancing, but no one snatched it up! I should’ve been less coy and hyped it more.